Taiwan Church News 3306 Edition July 6 - 12, 2015 Church Ministry YSTCS Students Sent To Cambodia And Myanmar To Care For Our Asia-Pacific NeighborsReported by Simon Lin After the establishment of The Center of Research and Extention Programmes ofIndigeous Theology and Culture in Asia-Pacific Region in last October, inviting the renown ecumenical theologian Dr. Wati Longchar as her first Director, two students of YSTCS (Yu-Shan Theological College and Seminary)were sent further to Cambodia and Myanmar to serve and witness the missionary development in Taiwan. Cooperating with Cambodia Methodist Bible School in June with a 10 daysoverseas intern of the church ministry, Tien Quei-jen, a theological student from Bunun Presbytery, was sent to the Emmaus Sister Center and Orphanage House to practice the ministries; Tsai Ai-quei, a theological student from Paiwan Presbytery, was sent to Kirirom Church located inside a Cambodian remote forest to serve the children with painting pictures, telling biblical stories and teaching the English. Tsai remarked that, though the material conditions were quite primitive there,local people were eager to learn about Christian faith and treat foreigner like her with sincerity and kindness. Tsai also received the support of her mother churches, Nan-seh and San-di-men Presbyterian churches of Paiwan Presbytery, donating solar power supply equipment, stationery items, clothes and shoes for the shortage of Kirirom Church, after she learned that the feet of many children were easily got hurt without shoes and the quality of electricity supply was not stable enough to maintain daily lives. Rev. Dr. Pushin Tali, President of YSTCS, expressed that such an overseas intern program will not only help YSTCS students to understand the status quo and demands of our current ecumenical partner churches in Asia-Pacific region, but also facilitate YSTCS to figure out the feasible cooperation plans in the future. Translated by Peter Wolfe |